Yes, I think. They definitely use them if they exist. However, what about
all the tests that companies have (e.g., Sun, IBM) and want to donate to
the WG's testing effort. Additionally, do we actually want to say that
implementors don't usually develop conformance tests - even if that is
true, I don't want to say this too strongly, since we are trying to get
implementors to develop conformance tests.
lynne
At 01:30 PM 12/15/2004, Patrick Curran wrote:
>Perhaps I should have suggested that these type of tests are less likely
>to be *developed* by implementors. I agree that most implementors will
>grab whatever tests are available and will run them against their
>implementation.
>
>Do you agree with this revised statement?
>
>Thanks...
>
>Lynne S. Rosenthal wrote:
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>>Comment on: Why is conformance testing important?
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>>I disagree with the 2nd paragraph,
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>> >This type of testing is perhaps less likely to be performed by
>> implementors (who are more likely to focus on performance, usability,
>> features unique to their implementation, etc.)
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>>I believe and we (NIST) has seen that implementers do use the conformance
>>tests.
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>>--Lynne
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